Over the years, I’ve been commissioned by the DesignSingapore Council to profile emerging and leading figures in the country’s design industry. The stories are primarily to showcase the national design agency’s programmes. But they have also been opportunities to learn more about the works and ethos of these practitioners. Here are a selection of articles:
- Be it form of function, the designs of Hanson Ho are shaped by Singapore
- Chris Lee wants designers to not just design for businesses but lead them too
- Hans Tan believes you don’t have to be a designer to be creative
- Low Cheaw Hwei envisions a Singapore where creative thinking is second nature
- Claudia Poh believes adaptive fashion can be desirable for all
- From page to podcast, Kelley Cheng is a champion of Singapore design
- Pann Lim believes engaging storytelling makes design relatable
- Nat Liew is a nurse and also a designer, and he wants both professions to work together for a healthier Singapore
- Ng Fong Yee wants to empower kids to design a better future
- Chan Li Ping wants to teach everyone design so that Singapore can become a more inclusive society
- Alya Tay is on a lifelong journey of discovery through design
- Design can change how we talk about our world and Sim Hao Jie wants to start that conversation
- Matte Lim believes design can help us thrive in the AI future